Curriculum Framework

Exemplary programs have five elements common to all effective science education programs. One of those elements is described as "inquiry-centered science curriculum units that have gone through a research and review process." The curriculum materials ETHOS uses in its program meet this criterion. Further, these materials are aligned with the National Science Education Standards (NSES) and Indiana science standards. Districts can pick and choose kits specific to their own curriculum requirements. Below is ETHOS's K-8 recomended curriculum framework:

Link directly to these providers: Science and Technology for Children (STC)Full Option Science System (FOSS)Science Education for Public Understanding Program (SEPUP)Building Blocks of Science (BBS)

According to the Smithsonian Science Education Center;The five elements of successful science education reform are: